Because this ruler’s name does not appear in many important texts, Christopher Beckwith controversially argued that a title translated as “He who regards others with kindness” likely refers to this ruler’s father. This ruler apocryphally burned 500 of his concubines alive after (10[1])they cut down a namesake tree. (-5[1])The travelers Fǎxiǎn (-5[1])(“fa-sh’yen”) and (-5[1])Xuánzàng (-5[1])(“shwen-dzong”) both visited the site of a legendary torture (10[1])chamber (10[1])created (10[3])by this (10[2])ruler (10[3]-5[2])dubbed his (10[1])namesake (-5[1])“Hell.” (10[8])This ruler (10[1])planted banyan (10[1])trees and mango (10[1])groves (10[1])along roads (-5[1])like the Grand Trunk Road as part of his dhamma policy. (10[1])This (10[1])ruler referred to himself as the “beloved of the gods.” This ruler, who won the (10[1])Kalinga (10[1])War, (10[6])inscribed edicts (10[2]-5[1])on stone (10[1])pillars (10[1])throughout (10[1])his empire. (10[3])For (10[1])10 points, name this “great” Mauryan emperor (10[1])who converted to (10[1])Buddhism. (10[2])■END■ (10[4])